Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) national president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar issued a public apology today for the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Sindhudurg district. He gave an apology during his ongoing "Jan Sanman Yatra," which reached the Marathwada region, specifically at an event in the Ahmedpur assembly constituency.

Addressing the big crowd, Pawar expressed dismay over the incident, saying, "'I apologise to 13 crore people of Maharashtra for the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse."